The bureau's statistics state that 1,363 of these November 2018 arrivals were military arrivals, not civilian tourist arrivals.

Visitor arrivals from Korea, the current leading market, dropped by 6.8 percent.

Japan market sees some recovery

However, the struggling Japan market has seen some recovery. Visitors arrivals from Japan increased by 25.7 percent as compared to November 2017. Japan visitor arrivals also grew by 24.7 percent in October, as compared with October 2017.

“GVB is committed to the recovery of the Japan market and the growth and diversification of our other source markets that will ultimately benefit the people of Guam,” said Guam Visitors Bureau President Nathan Denight.

According to the bureau, the arrival of the Coral Princess cruise ship helped boost arrivals for the month, bringing in 1,900 visitors.

Ken Real Estate and Korean airline Jeju Air established daily charter flights from Narita airport to Guam in October, also contributing to the recovery of the Japan market.

Additional flights continue to boost tourism

Looking forward, there are additional charter flights and increased flight frequency in various airlines that may continue to boost tourism.

United Airlines added four more flights a week, beginning Dec. 2, between Guam and Nagoya.

T'way Airlines also recently announced a daily Nagoya-Guam service that will begin Dec. 29. The service will offer 189 seats on a B737-800, and provide nearly 35,000 seats to Guam through October 2019.

Guam will receive a total of 471 charter flights from Japan by the end of 2018, according to the bureau. More than 600 charters are anticipated in 2019.